KULAI: A foreign pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run incident along Jalan Senai-Seelong here last night.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Tan Seng Lee said the lorry driver who crashed into the foreigner who had suddenly dashed across the road fled the scene in the 8.30pm accident.
Preliminary investigations revealed the man was walking on the roadside, when he suddenly crossed into the middle of the road.
The foreigner was pronounced dead at the scene and his body taken to Temenggong Seri Maharaja Tun Ibrahim Hospital for post-mortem examination.
Tan urge anyone with information on the accident or the lorry details or driver to contact investigating officer Inspector Ahmad Safuan Abu Naim at 017-7573507.